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Two sunken vessels from WWII were recently found off the coast of North Carolina. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discovered the Nazi U-boat 576 and the ...
Greek cargo ship; torpedoed off Diamond Shoals by U-124. [30] Kentucky United States: 4 February 1910 The 996-gross register ton and 203-foot (62 m) long steamer headed from New York to the Pacific Coast for Tacoma to Alaska service. Leaking, she stopped for repairs at Newport News, Virginia where she was deemed seaworthy.
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-183 about 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) east of Sable Island, Canada. Empire Dawn: 11 September 1942: A cargo ship that was sunk by German auxiliary cruiser Michel west of Cape Town, South Africa.
An anti-aircraft ship that sank in Portland Harbour on the coast of Dorset, England, a day after suffering heavy damage in a German dive bomber attack. 50°34′37″N 002°25′10″W / 50.57694°N 2.41944°W / 50.57694; -2.41944 ( HMS Foylebank
A French ship that sank following an 1856 collision while on its maiden voyage has been found off the Massachusetts coast, according to a report. For nearly 170 years, Le Lyonnais lay at the ...
Such a long trip is unusual for a ship of this type and size, which typically stays closer to shorelines. [3] The ship’s engines failed in the Atlantic Ocean, leaving the crew stranded. The United States Coast Guard rescued the crew about 2,200 km (1,400 mi) south-east of Bermuda, and the ship was abandoned. [4]
United States Coast Guard: 21 June 1860 A survey ship that served in the United States Coast Survey, a predecessor of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey R.P. Resor United States: 28 February 1942 Torpedoed by U-578: Rusland: Struck wreck of Adonis. San Saba: Struck a naval mine. Sindia: 1901 Ran aground on the beach of Ocean City. USS ...
A passenger ship that was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in 1944, before construction on the ship was completed. It sank for the second time near St. George's , following an explosion. 12°03′11″N 61°45′32″W / 12.053°N 61.759°W / 12.053; -61.759 ( Bianca